Teen shooter Vincent Smith bafflingly turns from good kid to Kansas deputy killer
Buffalo family mourns 16 year old Vincent Smith who overnight vanished, took his father’s gun and mother’s car, then killed Deputy Todd Widman in Kansas and died in a police shootout. Friends recall a nonviolent student finding him changed, while his police lieutenant father remains stunned.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Vincent Smith
Widman
Smith
Brown County
Kan
Sheriff's Department
William Bigelow
Heavenly Jerusalem
Vincent
Ryan O'Neill
Thomas C. Smith
Mary Smith
Todd Widman
Thomas Smith
All-Boys
Holy Family Roman Catholic Church
Brownback bill to tax cell calls by caller's home
Sen. Sam Brownback sponsors a bill to tax cellular calls by the caller's home address, aligning state and local taxes and ending the current patchwork. The measure, backed by industry and local officials, aims to reduce billing confusion as the cellular market expands rapidly. The Commerce Committee heard testimony, with a House equivalent in play.
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Washington
Sam Brownback
Commerce Committee
Brownback
Tom Wheeler
Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association
Wheeler
Sen
Byron Dorgan
D-N.d
Merriam
Arizona
Powerful storms damage Liberal and western Kansas
A severe thunderstorm near Liberal Kansas with hail and near 100 mph winds knocked out power, damaged buildings and cars across western and central Kansas. It toppled a TDOT tower, damaged Garfield Elementary, Southwest Medical Center, and Wal Mart roofing units, and caused leaks from gas lines. No serious injuries reported. power restored by 9:30 p.m. Matt Gerard of the NWS noted no funnel clouds.
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Liberal
Kansas
Greg Standard
Seward County
Garfield
Kansas Department of Transportation
Southwest Medical Center
Anu
Kim Harris
Mulvane
Jim McDaniel
Matt Gerard
National Weather Service
Dodge City
Mayor Ed Rando ousted after recall in Towanda
In Towanda AP report voters approved a recall of Mayor Ed Rando 297 to 65 after he already resigned. Residents say the action shows opposition. the recall stemmed from alleged abuse of power to pressure firing of a city police officer, Jess Maus, who now sues the city.
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Towanda
Ed Rando
Nancy Riner
Rando
Riner
Jess Maus
Kurt Spivey
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